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reinforcing

NOUN
development
Synonyms
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advancement evolution expansion improvement increase progress
STRONG
addition adulthood advance augmentation boost buildup chrysalis developing enlargement flowering hike maturation maturity ontogenesis ontogeny progression reinforcement ripening spread spreading unfolding
WEAK
adding to advancing augmenting elaborating evolvement evolving increasing making progress maturing ongoing perfecting unraveling upgrowth upping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease halt retreat retrogression stoppage
STRONG
lessening reduction shrinkage stagnation withdrawal
NOUN
unfolding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flowering
STRONG
addition adulthood advance advancement advancing augmentation augmenting boost buildup developing elaborating enlargement evolution evolving expansion growth hike improvement increase increasing maturation maturing maturity perfecting progress progression reinforcement ripening spread spreading unraveling upping
WEAK
adding to evolvement making progress ongoing upgrowth
Antonyms
STRONG
decline decrease diminishment failure halt lessening loss reduction retreat retrogression shrinkage stagnation stop stoppage subtraction withdrawal

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The research argues that generative AI has several characteristics that may make it especially effective at reinforcing distorted beliefs.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Since then, the ETF has broken out of a short-term bull flag, reinforcing the view that buyers remain in control and momentum is building to the upside.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“It would also accelerate our strategic shift to service and modernization, reinforcing our resilience.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Yet, the same forces are pushing oil prices higher, stoking inflation and reinforcing expectations of elevated interest rates—traditionally a headwind for non-interest-bearing assets like gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

These sections were inserted between stone mullions and the reinforcing bars to create windows as high as sixty feet.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay